Newcastle United face an uphill task to convince Dean Huijsen to move to St James' Park. Huijsen is the hottest property in the Premier League after a breakout season for Bournemouth. He is expected to leave the Vitality Stadium in the summer transfer window. Newcastle are in the market for a centre-back, despite handing Jamaal Lascelles and Fabian Schar new contracts. The i Paper understand...Full Story »

Chicago Fire FC is in talks with Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne on a designated player contract, a source confirmed to ESPN, and look to have the inside track to sign the Belgium playmaker if he moves to MLS. De Bruyne announced last month that he would leave Man City at the end of the season when his contract with the English club expired. The 33-year-old has been with the four-time defe...Full Story »

Bayern in talks to sign ex-Man City defender Bayern Munich's alleged efforts to sign Borussia Monchengladbach defender Ko Itakura appear to be taking shape. Barca to reunite with Grimaldo According to Sky Sport Germany, Barcelona are keen on bringing Bayer Leverkusen's Alejandro Grimaldo back to the club in a bid to reinforce their defence. Muller to LAFC 'getting closer' Thomas Muller is s...Full Story »

Ruben Amorim told his players that the job is not done despite Manchester United taking a giant step towards the Europa League final with a memorable away win at 10-man Athletic Bilbao.A return to San Mames for the May 21 showpiece against Bodo/Glimt or, more likely, Tottenham is within touching distance having seen out an early storm against a side desperately seeking to reach the final at thei...Full Story »

Ange Postecoglou backed Tottenham to get the job done in Norway after they took a big step towards a place in the Europa League final with a 3-1 last-four first leg win over Bodo/Glimt.Spurs’ domestic struggles had been well-documented, but a sea of white flags and a tifo with club motto ‘To Dare is to Do’ greeted the team for only its second semi-final in a European competitio...Full Story »

Head coach Enzo Maresca warned the job is not done yet after his Chelsea team beat Djurgarden 4-1 in Stockholm to put one foot in the Conference League final.Nicolas Jackson struck twice in the second half while there were goals too for Jadon Sancho and Noni Madueke as the Swedish side were outclassed.However, Chelsea have the recent memory of the quarter-final scare given to them by Legia Warsa...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo admits his side are “struggling” as their Champions League hopes suffered a big blow with a 2-0 defeat to Brentford.Forest have looked a strong bet to qualify for Europe’s premier club competition after a brilliant season and they could have moved up to third in the Premier League with a win.But they faltered as goals from Kevin Schade...Full Story »

Chelsea all but ensured they will play in the Conference League final on May 28 as Nicolas Jackson’s two goals helped them sweep past Djurgarden 4-1 in Stockholm.The second leg at Stamford Bridge will be little other than a formality after this win, which also saw Jadon Sancho score just his fourth Chelsea goal while Noni Madueke got in on the act too.Djurgarden proved as weak as any oppon...Full Story »

Manchester United are on course to reach the Europa League final after Ruben Amorim’s side blew away 10-man Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in a stunning semi-final first leg in Spain.The Red Devils’ worst-ever Premier League campaign has meant it has long been a case of Bilbao or bust for them, with the May 21 showpiece back at the Basque outfit’s San Mames stadium.Athletic’s dreams...Full Story »

Tottenham took a big step towards a place in the Europa League final after a dazzling first-half display earned them a 3-1 win at home to Bodo/Glimt in their last four first leg tie.Brennan Johnson struck after only 38 seconds to appease an expectant home crowd before James Maddison fired a second for Ange Postecoglou’s men in the 34th minute.A third followed through Dominic Solanke from t...Full Story »